"The relationships built through
the League are invaluable to our education business"
-Microsoft Corporation
"The valued relationships we
form through League events help us to develop products and services
that not only measure knowledge and skills, but also promote learning
and performance."
-Educational Testing Services
As a League partner, Gateway has
the opportunity to inform, educate, and market PC technology solutions
directly to community college decision makers and technology management."
-Gateway Corporation
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2008
Conference on Information Technology
October
19-22, 2008
Salt Palace Convention Center
Salt Lake City, Utah
The League
for Innovation's annual Conference on Information
Technology (CIT) is the premier showcase of
the use of information technology to improve teaching and
learning, student services, and institutional management.
Celebrating 23 years
of excellence, CIT features a technologically
sophisticated and topically diverse program
that enables educators to explore and expand
their use of technology.
CIT is technologically
sophisticated and topically diverse. Each
year the conference attracts participants
eager to share in an exhibition of how technology
continues to change the art and business of
education. The League for Innovation's annual
CIT serves as:
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technology showcase for state-of-the-art
information technology applications; |
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place to foster globalization in
national and international communications
among community college educators; |
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incubator and emporium of ideas for
enhancing the teaching and learning
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A
path to support the human side of
technology and help break down barriers
and fears about technology; |
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venue to create awareness of community
college initiatives; and |
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engaging, exciting, and fun time. |
This conference
on average attracts 2,500 community,
technical, and four-year college/university
senior- and mid-level administrators, faculty,
and professional staff, in addition to a significant
number of corporate and other educational
leaders (60%
faculty
and faculty leadership,
30% senior and mid-level administrators, and
10% corporate and other higher education leaders).
An impressive number of attendees are international
participants, including close to 100 educators
annually from the Netherlands.
Learning
Options The
conference includes a million-dollar state-of-the-art
technical infrastructure with close to 500 fully
networked computers, high-speed internet connections,
and hands-on computer labs, including an internet and
e-mail lab that is open to participants 24 hours a
day. This state-of-the-art event also provides a wide
range of learning options:
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Forum, Poster, and
Roundtable presentations in a
technologically sophisticated and topically diverse
program that enables educators to explore and expand
their use of technology for learning and teaching,
student services, organizational management, and
partnerships.
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Hands-On Alley,
where companies such as Adobe Systems, Apollo
Publishing and Learning Technologies, Atomic
Learning, Certiport, Dell, Extreme Networks,
LearningWare, MatchWare, Microsoft, NASA, SAS,
TechSmith, The TLT Group, Thomson ResearchSoft,
Walden University, and WebStudy support and
facilitate a state-of-the-art exploration of
hardware, software, and training so participants can
learn by doing with some of the best technology
available.
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Learning Center Courses
with in-depth coverage of current topics in
information technology facilitated by recognized
leaders in focus areas. Learning Center Courses are
offered in three-hour and full-day formats, and link
participants with a community of learners who share
common interests. Participants receive a
Certificate of Completion for completing each
course and can expect to take home a body of
practical knowledge and applications.
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Corporate Partner and
Friends of the League Exhibition, an
engaging, extensive, and impressive display
featuring a variety of resources, hardware,
software, and services from League
Corporate Partners and affiliated organizations.
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Keynote Speakers
have included the Honorable Sue Myrick.
U.S. Representative, North Carolina; Ellen
D. Wagner, Senior Director, Worldwide
E-Learning Solutions, Adobe Systems; Martin
G. Bean, Managing Director, Worldwide
Education Industry, Microsoft; Jeb Bush,
Governor, State of Florida; Steven I. Cooper,
Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of
Homeland Security; Bill Gates,
Chairman/CEO, Microsoft Corporation; John
Morgridge, Chairman, Cisco Systems, Inc.;
Scott McNealy, Chairman/CEO, Sun
Microsystems; Christine Hemrick,
Vice President of Technology Communications, Cisco
Systems; and Jorge Klor de Alva,
President, University of Phoenix; Carlene
Ellis, Vice President, Education, Intel;
Carol Twigg, Executive Director,
Center for Academic Transformation, Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute; Judith Boettcher,
Author, Faculty Guide for Moving Teaching and
Learning to the Web, Veteran Executive
Director, Corporation for Research and Educational
Networking (CREN); Adena Williams Loston,
Director, Education, Wallops Flight Facility,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA); Piedad F. Robertson,
President, Education Commission of the States;
Bob Davis, award-winning Wall
Street Journal reporter; Brian L.
Hawkins, President, EDUCAUSE; and
Jennifer James, Urban Cultural
Anthropologist.
Corporate
Partners
The League is your conduit to over 800 colleges
and their decision makers. Corporate Partners receive
a complimentary 10' x 20' booth (upgrades available
upon request), are exclusive exhibitors, and are
strongly encouraged to submit proposals. More than
120 corporations have discovered the benefits
associated with a League Corporate Partnership. Visit
our
Corporate Partner section or contact
Chris Hennessey
for additional information about becoming a League
Corporate Partner. Please note: The
only for-profit organizations allowed to participate
in presentations and exhibitions or in other ways be
involved in the Conference on Information Technology
are League Corporate Partners.
For more information
about CIT, contact Ed Leach at leach@league.org
or (480) 705-8200 x233.
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Future
Conference Dates:
TBD
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March 15-18, 2009
Grand Sierra Resort
Reno-Tahoe, Nevada |
We are inviting
community college colleagues around the
world who share our commitment to innovation,
experimentation, and institutional transformation
to come together to exchange ideas, highlight
successes and stumbling blocks, and look
to the future. Mark your calendar now and
be sure to join the most energetic professionals
in the community college as they work together
to improve student and organizational learning
by exploring innovations in
(1) Learning and Teaching,
(2) Leadership and Organization,
(3) Workforce Preparation
and Development,
(4) Student Services
and Activities,
(5) Basic Skills and
Developmental Education,
(6) Resource Development
and Foundation Management,
(7) Research, Assessment,
and Accountability and
(8) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
This international
conference attracts almost 1,800 attendees
made up of community college faculty and
faculty leadership (50 percent), senior
and mid-level administrators in all areas
of community college operations (40 percent),
and a good number of corporate and other
higher education leaders (10 percent).
Corporate
Partners are exclusive exhibitors and receive
a complimentary 10' x 20' booth (upgrades
available upon request). For more information
on exhibition details, contact Hennessey@league.org by email or call (480) 705-8200
x237.
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